Lesson 2: Start the SQL Anywhere database server

 To start a personal database server running the sample database (command line)
  • Run the following command to start the personal database server, name the database server mydemo12 using the -n server option, and connect to the copy of the sample database:

    dbeng12 -n mydemo12 c:\demodb\demo.db

    On Windows, the database server appears as an icon in the system tray.

For more information about starting the network database server, see Start the database server.

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